Manifold holder



Sept. 6,1927.

E. A. WINDEN .MANIFOLD HOLDER Filed March 44 3926 Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

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ENGEBRIGHT A. WINDEN, OFl VIILLMAR, 1VIINNESOTA.

MANIFOLD HOLDER.

l Application filed March 4, 1926. lSerial No. 92,170.

My invention relates to manifold holders and has for its object to provide a holder which may be readily attached to the manifold studs of an internal-combustion engine 5 so as to clamp either the exhaust or the intake manifold in place while the'other of said manifolds is being removed from or attached to the engine.

Another object of 'the invention resides in l providing a reversible' holder which is l formed on one side with bearing members adapt-ed to engage the intake manifold and on its other side with similar means adapted to engage the exhaust manifold. which l holder may be attached in either of its positions to the manifold studs of the engine to clamp either the exhaust `or intake manifolds in place.

A still further object resides in constructing said holder from a bar of instal which may be bent to provide two spaced attaching reaches joined by an offset portion issuing outwardly at one side thereof and having legs at their extreme ends vextending outwardly in direction opposite to that of said offset portion.

A still further object of the invention resides in forming said attaching reaches with openings for the reception of threaded nuts adapted to pass therethrough which nuts are formed with shoulders positioned nearer one end thereof than the other for engagement with said reaches to permit of attachment of the device to manifold studs of different lengths.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear in the following description, the invention resides in the y,novel combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed. Y

In the drawings illustrating my invention in one form:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a holder embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a portion of an internal combustion engine showing the exhaust and intake manifolds thereof and illustrating said holder applied thereto lfor th-e purposev of clamping the exhaust manifold in place thereon.

TEig. 3 is a sectional view taken online 3 3 of Fig. 2.v

Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 with the holder reversed and clamping the intake manifold in place.

the manifold studs.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View illustrating the holder att-ached to relatively f long manifold studs.

`i? ig. (5 is a view similar to F ig. 5 illustrating the application of the invention to relatively short manifold studs.

i 1n the assembly of the intake and exhaust manifolds of the ordinary internal-combustion engine, considerable difficulty and in-` convenience is encountered due to the fact thatthere are six or more two-piece gaskets which have to be properly positioned and held in place while the manifolds are being clamped in place by thev usual stirrups. on My invention overcomes this difficultyV and greatly simplies the assembling and removing of manif-olds by` providing a holding device 4which mayy be' used to clamp either of the. manifolds in place while the other one is being assembled er removed. of the manifolds in place, and with vthe other manifold assembled, both of the manifolds may bev easily secured in position by the usual retaining stirrups.-

For the purpose of illustrating the appli- By thus clamping either sok cation of my invent-ion, I have shown in the Y drawings a portion of the cylinder block 11 of an internal-combustion engine A., This engine is of the ordinary four-cycle type being provided with four exhaust ports'12, 13, 14 and 15 and two intakerports 16 and 17. Exhaust manifold 18 is of usual construction and is formed with conduits 19,

folds 18 and 23 are arrangedrwith facedloo seat-s 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 which extend outwardlyvfrom the portions thereof forming the conduits 24, 25, 19, 20, 21 and 22.

Between the conduits 19 and 24 is situatedV an outwardly extending manifold stud 32 which is anchored to the cylinder block 11 of the engine. duits 24 and 20, the conduits 21 and 25, and

.the conduits 25 and 22, `are situated manifold studs 33., 34 and 35 which are lin alignment with the exhaust 'and inta-ke ports `pre- 1,05` Similarly, between the con viously referred'to and with the bolt 32.V Y When the manifolds 18 and 23 are assembled the same are held in place by means of a number of stinrups such as illustrated at 36and 37, astirrup being mount-edv on each of the stud bolts 32, 33, 34 and 35 and held in place thereon by means of-nuts 57. Between the various conduits of the ymanifolds 18 and 23 and the cylinder block 11 are interposed gaskets 38 such as illustrated in Fig. 3. This construction being Well known in the art forms no feature of theinvention.

'T-heinvention'proper consists of a holder indicated in its entirety at 'B which may be mounted upon and attached to the engine bynnean-s of the two manifold studs 33 and 'With the device so formedit will be noted tha-t'the legs 50 Aand liare substantially the` samelengthas the legs 42 and 43 and that saidlegsi() and 51 extend from the reaches 46-and147 on one side thereof while the tie-orbase portion 39 lbetween the legs 42 and 43fis'-disposed' on the other side of said reaches.

For Athe purpose of attaching the holder to the manifold studs 32 and 34 of the engine the'v reachesl 46 and' 47 are formed' with medial slots 52' and These slots are so positioned that the holder may be attached tofthe engine with the kmanifold studsf33 and 34-extending therethrough a sufficient distanceY for the. reception of'nuts by means roffwhich* the holder may be. clamped in place.. When the holder is'usedin conjunctloxr withv internal `combustion engines hav ingsuiciently long manifold studs, the -ordi'nary `nut-sjused for holding the stirrups 36 and-137 inplace may be used for clamping however', theY manifold studs are not sufficiently'long, I use aspecialtype of"`nuty soon'- to be described.N

My improved holder used as follows:

VAsepreviously broughtl out, the holder may be-usede1ther in assembling or disemblmg` the-manifolds ofthe engine and for the purthel-eng'ineutilizing Vmy invention for this purpose.- The procedure in such-case is asv follows: The fouigaskes 39-belonging to thelexhaust@` manifold 18, are first properly ",positionedifand thev exhaust manifold then placed .over the same withthe conduits 19,'

20, 21 and 22 registering with the ports 12, 13,' 14 and 15, and with the gasket seats formed thereon properly seated against the respective gaskets. Holder B is next slipped over the manifoldstuds 33'and 34 with the tie portion 39 next te the exhaust manifold. Sz'iidtie.V portion 39 is of such a length that the ends 54 and 55 of the 42 and 43 at their` junctions with said tie portion rest upon the seats 28 and 29 of manifold 13. Due to the fact that the manifold 23 is removed from the engin-e, the various gaskets of the exhaus ifold. 1S so as to permit of'adjusting the same and of temporarily holding` them in place whenA the holder T5 is clamped down by means of nuts upon the ends of'maniffold studs and 34.. Willen the holder Bis arranged for holding manifold 18 in place, it will'be noted that the body reaches46 and 47 extend a f considerable distance 'outwarely from in it .d 13 rind that the legs 50 Landal become n even mere re fitelj-,f positioned from said manifold. T permits of readily assembling the -mani fold 23 and in properlyinountiff is nlaced over the stud bol` and one of the nuts 57 screwed upon the samesccurelf-J vcle-drips the Itwo adjacent :ends oftbothhof the manifoldsv in place. The xother two manifolds may next. be similA clamped in placeebyl means of the stirrupA 37 which is mounted on the manifold stud' 32 andengages lthe seats 2'? and 27V of manifolds 18 and'23-and which is held in placel thereon by means of the n-ut 57. The holder B Ymay nowA be removed and theother twostirrir attached whichengage the seats 2?, 28.` 29 and 30 and hold thel manifolds vsea-ted and attached inthe usual manner; lt can thus readily be seen that the manifolds can be assembled individually and in this way conveniently and quickly attached to ythe `engiren Ifdesired the ord-ermay berever-ed llt) andthe intake manifold firsty assembl d and att-ached.. When this is` the proce-dure,

, I .L holder B isreversed andmounted with the thesholder in its holding position. TvVhen,

My f improved manifold holder may he equally well utilizedinthe removal' ofV the manifolds from the engine. lifihenever it becomes necessary to remove one `of the manifolds only, as where a. new 'casrbureter is installed orthe old one repaired,.or where a heater is installed or repairs made to the muffler or other devices associated with the exhaust manifold the invention may be used n same normally project through the openings 52 and 53, the nuts 57 ordinarily used for holding the stirrups 36 and 37 in place may be used for securing said holder to the en- O'ine. 2tzhe engine are of such a length that they do not reach through the slots 52 and 53 of the bo-dy reaches 46 and 47, I employ two nuts 60 and '6l which are constructed as clearly shownk in Figs. l, 5 and 6. Each of'these nuts is elongated in formation beingthread- "ed internally throughout its length. The

same is turned down .at one end to form a collar 63 and provide a shoulder 62 adjacent the end thereof and is similarly turned down at its other end to form a sleeve 64 and pro` vide a shoulder 55 leaving a portion 66 between said shoulders for engagement with a wrench. In use the sleeve portions 64 of the nuts 60 and 61 are inserted through the openings 52 and 53 bringing the shoulders G5 in engagement with the body reaches 46 and 47. So arranged said sleeve portions project through these reaches sufficiently so that the same may screw upon the ends of the manifold studs 33 and 34 to properly support the holder in clamping position; The relation of the various elements when these nuts are used in this manner is shown in detail in Fig. 6.

As before stated when the engine is equipped with sufficiently long stud bolts the nuts ordinarily furnished therewith may be used for holding the holder in place upon said stud bolts. If desired the nuts 60 and Gl may be used instead for the same purpose. lVhen so used said nuts are reversed and the collar portions 63 thereof inserted into the openings 52 and 53 and screwed upon the ends of the stud bolts 33 and 34 with the shoulders 62 in engagement with the supporting members 46 and 47. In this manner the sleeve portions G4 of said nuts protrude outwardly beyond thesupporting members 46 and 47, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. For carrying nuts 60 and 61 when not in use, I employ two threaded keeper studs 66 shown in Fig. 3, as being anchored on tie member 39, and upon which said nuts may be screwed, as illustrated in Fig. l.

lVhere the stud bolts provided with The .advantages of my inventionare manifest. The device is extremely simple and` may be manufactured at a nominal cost. The holder is readily adapted for use with several makes of internal combustion engines being easily and quicklyVr attached. lIts use eliminates additional help in assembling the manifolds of a motor vehicle making it possible for one man, quickly and expeditiously, to perform the work ordinarily requiring two men. H j .i j

i Changes in the specific formv of my invention, as herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the .spirit of my invention.

for engagement with the intake manifold" when said holder is attached to the engine in one of its positions, and means on the other side of said reaches for engagement with the exhaust manifold of said engine when said holder is attached to the engine in its other position.

2. A manifold holder for the intake and exhaust manifolds of an internal-combustion engine fitted with manifold studs, said holder including reaches apertured to receive said studs for attaching the holder to said engine with either side thereof facing said manifolds, members issuing outwardly from said reaches at one side thereof adapted to engage said exhaust manifold when said reaches are attached to the engine in one position, and an offset structure connecting said reaches and issuing outwardly therefrom for engagement with the intake manifold when said holder is attached to said engine in its other position.

3. A manifold holder comprising a reversible body portion, bearing means on one side of said body portion for engagement with the intake manifold of an internalcombustion engine, other bearing means on the other side of said body portion for engagement with the exhaust manifold of an internal-combustion engine, and means for attaching said holder to an internal combustion enginefor engagement with said manifolds in either position.

4. A manifold holder formed from bar 'Y stud-receiving; openings* therethrough.

5.l fr holder-for the intake' and' exhaust manifolds ofi zur internal`-oon1bl'stlol'i` engine prsrigI aligned; tereonneetedreaches, each re'aclbeugformed with :In elongatedopenng'tlierellito reoevea manifold stud,l been ing-imembeis'or one-manifold oir-one 'side' 'orl 10i said-reaches,- arid bearing mernbers` for the andfbearingfmemle-rs -for :the 'other' mani fold on tl1`eoppos`te"sdeof` said reaches', Said reaches beillrg'reversfbleto preeent .said bearl ingvmembers' L to their respective manoldg nui;-L lawng 'aI sleevelk'el portion adap ed 'io leihsertd tlrrorrghthe opening: in one' of sid reaches -andtte'd to 'one of said manfld lfstd; also' 'having wshoulder to engage .7. A manifold holder 'for' all" nterallv colroustlon engine haw g manifold sudeg'. sgud holder oompr'sng" oo-pla'rrer bodyVY reaches rper'tlred to receive said sjds',` air structure Ub'etw'eer'ifthe legs" thereo' elanpir nuts forsald'manrfold Studs, Sald nuts bemg,

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ld of' im' internal-com? glne" 'fer ye1lgigement wtlr either ofl said v mrrlfolds.

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